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CASE70365: Horary consultation concerning Goody George (PERSON49752)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1630 at 16:00

RN Goody Georg of Kempton Tennant to my Cosen An Bristow. before Georg Kimptons Daughter 46. y. march. 30. ♂ h. 4. p m: 1630:

Is swelled on her right syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 217 (upper left part of page)

Goody George (PERSON49752)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling  (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment

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CASE70200: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Marshal (PERSON54339)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1630 at 14:30

Mrs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. ☿. h. 2. 30. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsy feared swolne in the left legg’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 152 (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Marshal (PERSON54339)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Dropsy)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling  (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Astrological Chart

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f26-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20194;f27-querent-age-band=040-049, accessed 2 April 2025.

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